TOLEDO, Ohio - Junior
Isa Echeverri found the back of the net with a 104th minute header in double overtime to vault Toledo over Northern Illinois, 1-0, on a rainy Thursday afternoon at Scott Park.
Senior
Kiersten Johnson took the Rockets' corner kick on the left side and floated the ball into the scoring area. Echeverri and junior
Regan Price were both in the area, but it was Echeverri who scored her fourth goal of the season.
The 2016 Olympian nearly gave Toledo (7-9-1, 2-6-1 MAC) the lead in the 66th minute as her corner kick header deflected off of the crossbar.Â
UT outshot the Huskies (4-8-4, 3-4-2 MAC) 17-11 during the match and 3-0 during the decisive second overtime. Echeverri led the Rockets with five shots, while Price and senior
Brooke Maletic fired four each.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Katie Wilson made three saves en route to recording her fourth shutout of the season.
The women's soccer team celebrates its 'Senior Day' on Sunday, Oct. 23 as it takes on Western Michigan at 1:05 p.m. at Scott Park.
TOLEDO 1, Northern Illinois 0
UT:
Isa Echeverri (
Kiersten Johnson), 103:44
SHOTS: UT 17, NIU 11
CORNER KICKS: UT 8, NIU 3
SAVES: UT 3, NIU 9